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"I live out of town and I got

's name off of Angie's list to start with. He has been a life saver to help out with urgent situations" ...More in my rental condo. Always very prompt, efficient, professional, and reasonable. He seems to be very trustworthy as well. Very easy to do business with and we like him a lot.

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"We first used

for a small project, and were very happy with the attention to detail, professionalism, and honesty, so we hired them to do" ...More a bathroom remodel.

helped with material selection and also with suggestions of ways to do things differently than what we were thinking - he definitely had a better 'vision' of our bathroom than we did. There were many time were he had a suggestion that we were extremely happy that we went with what he suggested, rather than what we had originally thought would be a good idea.

and his guys (his

was the plumber and

was his apprentice) are extremely polite, respectful, and friendly. I felt completely comfortable leaving them in my house with my wife and daughter all day when I was at work. They worked hard and didn't cut any corners. We came across unforseen plumbing issues, and they were upfront about the cost of the fixes and why things needed to be done. We were extremely happy with the end result. We thought the price was high when

quoted it, but after seeing how much time they put into it and everything they had to do, we thought the price was reasonable.

Angie's Answers

OK - terminology issue here. The "shower pan" is a collection liner than underlies the shower floor itself, and is designed (if built and plumbed right) to trap any leakage from the shower floor and route it to the same floor drain pipe. Example image here, copper in this case -

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It sounds like your are saying the shower floor or base unit failed - likely a fiberglass or plastic shower, which commonly fail due to incomplete support under them. This can be repaired if fiberglass, but is not usually done unless just microcracking, as it is hard to find an expert - usually you have to have a car body fiberglass specialist or a surfboard repair expert do it, and the color will not match perfectly unless you get a new gelcoat over the entire base unit. Cost about $300-500, ASSUMING the material can be repaired - true fiberglass can, thermoplastic can sometimes be welded but anyone's guess how long it will last without cracking again, plastics like PVC can rarely be fixed so they will hold someone standing on them. Any sort of repair is likely to crack again, because you have done nothing to remove the cause of the cracking which is standing on a base that is not fully supported over its full extent. Some cheepo or desperate plumbers try injecting non-pressuring type expanding foam underneath to improve the support - this does a great job of supporting it but unfortunately supports mold, so starts stinking in short order as a rule.

The normal fix is to remove and replace it, because once it is out there is no sense in putting a damaged one back in for the small increment in cost. Removing it means taking the shower wall liners or the bottom row or two of tile out so you can get the new base unit into place (because they overlap it), then replacing them. So, the $3000 range indicated is indicative of this type of job, which typically runs from a very low of around $1500-2000 for an identical base unit, to more typically $3-5,000 depending on whether a shower enclosure or tile walls. Of course,when the new one is put in, it is CRITICAL that it be fully supported - this means rubbing plumbers rouge or similar marking substance on the bottom, test fitting it, and then lifting it out and checking that all the stiffener ribs and support pads made contact with the pan, and making adjusments as necessary until it has full contact, then standing in it and rocking back and forth to check for any points not making full contat and fixing them.

The $10,000 plus numbers you got must have been for entire shower replacement down to the joists and studs, and the $30,000 range number would be typical for a full bathroom remodel with new shower or shower/tub and doors and surround, wall finishes, vanity, sink, toilet, and flooring and door.

I am not sure a general handyman is the right person for the skylight. We fix quite a few skylights that were installed by handymen and that could be the problem at its origination. You will want a roofer for that.

As long as you are splitting the trades at that point, might as well get a flooring contractor to look at the floor once you have figured out the skylight repair/replacement equation.

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I bought the 4 hour handyman special for only $219. They were able to start the job just a few days after I purchased the deal which was nice. They sent

, he arrived timely and notified me in advance. I had a pretty tough job, it was to replace the flange on my toilet and then install a new toilet. He was able to do this ...More no problem, which was really great because a plumber quoted me $500 just to replace the flange.

did a really clean job of replacing the flange and also installed a new toilet. He had to run to home depot for a part and was quick. He finished the replacement of the toilet flange and installation of the new toilet in under 3 hours, and in the last hour was able to replace the lock mechanism on my storm door and do a few other minor things around the house. I will definitely use them again in the future! I was very impressed with the quality of the work and also saved over $300 by using them. Would highly recommend!”

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Grandmas was easy to work with from the first call until the end of project. They guarantee their work and follow up to make sure we were satisfied with the work. Would definitely use them again. They did a great job!!”

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Better response via phone, took a few days to respond to email; friendly; my tenant liked working with him and said the jobs were done well; responded to my inquiries on the job status throughout job; took about 2 weeks to complete from start to finish”

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is great to work with; reasonable rates, flexible scheduling, great work - competent and has all the tools + ladders I'll never own (being the condo-owner that I am). He dealt with surprises well; for example, we had some ugly work on the bathroom ceiling fans - I wanted quieter units and it wasn't a

...More drop the old and screw in the new; they needed some connecting duct work and resizing to positing the larger fans suitably. I was pleasantly surprised how well the finish and patch work turned out. Let me close by saying

does a good job of explaining tradeoffs in time (and cost) from "fair" to "perfection", and helped us choose a level of work that would fit our budget. tl;dr: I am very happy.”

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showed up on time and was friendly and knowledgable. He replaced the gross carpet in my bathroom with fantastic Pergo floor. He also painted and installed beautiful chair rail and crown molding in my bedroom. The corners are perfect and everything is flush with the wall. He installed and filter water system, disposal and a ...More new sink and faucet in my kitchen. Everything works like a charm!
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WAS PUNCTUAL, KEPT ME INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT AND WAS EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL AND COMPETENT. WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER. IT WAS MORE LIKE HAVING A FRIEND INSIDE MY HOME THAN A WORKMAN. WORK WAS EXCELLENT AND SURPRISINGLY AFFORDABLE. HAVE ALREADY CONSULTED WITH HIM ON A COUPLE PROJECTS FOR THE NEAR ...More FUTURE. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND

FOR ALL YOUR PROJECTS”

- ROBERT M.

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was able to accommodate my rush job the day after I contacted him. Very nice guy who did a great job. He does have a travel charge for having to make his way to central Denver which is a bummer, but understandable. I was more than happy to pay a little get the job done quickly. Would recommend to anyone.”

- Daniel A.

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My experience with

was great!

(the owner) was very fast to answer and respond to my phone calls. I got an estimate just a few days after he came by and saw my old kitchen. His ideas were great and really got me excited to get the project going. As soon as i signed the contract, he sent me to his design ...More center where i picked out the tile floors, granite for the counters, and tile for the back splash. After a day of guys coming to measure for granite, tile, appliances etc. work was underway. I was worried about being inconvenienced by the mess and not having a kitchen for some time, but

and his crew were very clean, prompt and did not waste anytime. They worked well around my busy family and dogs, and aside from the occasional bang, were almost unnoticeable. The installment payments were very manageable (3 payments, 1 upon start, 2 after cabinets were hung, and the third when my kitchen was done and I was happy.

was around for the entire project making sure everyone including me and my family knew what was going on and when things would be getting done. At the end of each day

cleaned up the mess from that day, as well as gave me progress reports. The quality of the work is amazing, and it is hard to believe that it is already done, and was so reasonably priced!!!”